Buck McKeon Gives Tearful Farewell Address Blasting Congress for Failing the Military

McKeon to Congress: You’re Failing the U.S. Military (Washington Free Beacon)

Outgoing House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R., Calif.) issued a warning to Congress on Thursday, criticizing lawmakers from both sides of the aisle for implementing deep and wide-ranging budget cuts to the U.S. defense budget that have gutted the military and left many soldiers without a job.

The defense cuts, known as sequestration, have drastically impacted the U.S. military and troops fighting abroad, McKeon said in a final speech on the House floor as he prepares to end his 21-year career in Congress.